I extracted the data from the 28,835 Milwaukee Countyevictioncases between 1/1/13 and 2/28/15.

Landlords who went to court lost $22,677,299.01 in these 26 months.

Remember this was only Milwaukee County And only a small fraction of cases end up in court or are pursued to a money judgment. Most owners I’ve spoken to tell me that less than a quarter of their non paying tenants end up in eviction court.

Some sad facts:

Only half the cases resulted in a money judgment against the tenant (14,424 of the 28,835)

Disclaimer

I am "just a landlord," NOT an attorney or accountant. If you need legal advice, tax advice or have appendicitis, don’t rely on something you read on the internet and do it yourself. Rather, hire a competent professional.